Brittany Ruby, the newly-crowned Hampstead Fire Co. Miss Fire Prevention, right, stops by the kitchen to chat with Donna Patterson, of Manchester. Patterson is a member of the fire company's auxiliary, and Ruby, a junior at North Carroll High School and Hampstead resident, is studying for her Firefighter1 classification with the Hampstead company.

Brittany Ruby, the newly-crowned Hampstead Fire Co. Miss Fire Prevention, right, stops by the kitchen to chat with Donna Patterson, of Manchester. Patterson is a member of the fire company's auxiliary, and Ruby, a junior at North Carroll High School and Hampstead resident, is studying for her Firefighter1 classification with the Hampstead company. (Nancy McKenzie/submitted photo)